Summer Fellowships in Laboratory Animal Medicine

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Summer Fellowships in Laboratory Animal Medicine
The American Society of Laboratory Animal Practitioners with several funding partners is supporting 10-16 week Summer Fellowships in Laboratory
Animal Medicine.
Are you interested in clinical veterinary medicine and research? Do you want to work with a variety of non-traditional species? Are you curious about
cutting edge science that defines the human and animal biomedical fields? If you are, then LABORATORY ANIMAL MEDICINE is the career for you, we
can help you explore, AND pay you to do so! Activities in these programs will include practice of clinical medicine in a research environment, pathology of
laboratory animals, surgery, animal colony management, working closely with laboratory animal veterinarians and residents, participation in journal clubs,
seminars and management teams, regulatory oversight of animals used in research, laboratory animal medicine research and a number of other exciting
endeavors.
Program structures, activities, fellow numbers and application requirements vary so you can surely find a program that fits your goals. Please review the
program web sites or contact directors for more information. Participating programs and their sponsorships are:
Program Location*
Director Contact information
Application Timeline**
Colorado State University
Dr. Lon Kendall (lon.kendall@colostate.edu)
February 13, 2013
Emory University
Dr. Deborah Mook (DMOOK@dar.emory.edu)
February 13, 2013
Indiana University
Dr. Debra Hickman (hickmand@iupui.edu)
February 13, 2013
The Ohio State University
Dr. Judy Hickman-Davis (hickman-davis.2@osu.edu)
February 13, 2013
The University of Illinois-Chicago
Dr. Lisa Halliday (lhall@uic.edu)
February 13, 2013
The University of Michigan
Dr. Jean Nemzek-Hamlin (jnemzek@umich.edu)
February 13, 2013
The University of Missouri
Dr. Craig Franklin (franklinc@missouri.edu)
February 13, 2013
*click on the school for access to the program’s web site
**applications are due February 13; applicants will have until March 15 to interview with programs; offers may be made at any time during this period and
applicants may accept or decline at any time, but applicants will not be required to accept offers until March 18.
Your Profession needs laboratory animal veterinarians! If you are among this growing cadre of students who realize the excitement and personal rewards of
a career in laboratory animal medicine, these programs are a great resource for you to explore and gain experience. Consider a Laboratory Animal Medicine
Fellowship – it will be a very rewarding experience!
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